Sherlock Holmes - Movies & TV on Google Play Sherlock Holmes Item added to wishlist. Item removed from wishlist. You will receive an email when your movie becomes available. You will not be charged until it is released. ( 26,744) Synopsis When a string of brutal murders terrorizes London, it doesn't take long for legendary detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his crime-solving partner, Dr. Watson (Jude Law), to find the killer, Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong). A devotee of the dark arts, Blackwood has a bigger scheme in mind, and his execution plays right into his plans. The game is afoot when Blackwood seems to rise from the grave, plunging Holmes and Watson into the world of the occult and strange technologies. My review 1 965 Jonathan F. Richards Despite a few laggard moments of slow going, Ritchie has pulled off an entertaining coup in giving us a Holmes for the 21st century by digging back to the 19th century original and adding a few bells and whistles. Peter Rainer What was the thinking behind all this?

Lisa Kennedy It's all knotted together, then unraveled with brio, by Holmes and Watson. There are fisticuffs galore, fiery combustion aplenty, and, yes, my dear reader, clever deduction. J. R. Jones The very idea of handing him over to professional lad Guy Ritchie, to be played as a punch-throwing quipster by Robert Downey Jr., is so profoundly stupid one can only step back in dismay. Ty Burr Downey never winks -- he&#226;(TM)s too much of a pro for that -- but like the man he&#226;(TM)s playing, he&#226;(TM)s much, much smarter than the movie he&#226;(TM)s in. David Edelstein By now we've seen so many good, bad, and indifferent Sherlocks that it's almost a relief to get something different, however wrongheaded. And there's no such thing as too much Downey. Critic reviews Jonathan F.

Richards Despite a few laggard moments of slow going, Ritchie has pulled off an entertaining coup in giving us a Holmes for the 21st century by digging back to the 19th century original and adding a few bells and whistles. Full Review Lisa Kennedy It's all knotted together, then unraveled with brio, by Holmes and Watson. There are fisticuffs galore, fiery combustion aplenty, and, yes, my dear reader, clever deduction. Full Review J. R. Jones The very idea of handing him over to professional lad Guy Ritchie, to be played as a punch-throwing quipster by Robert Downey Jr., is so profoundly stupid one can only step back in dismay. Full Review Ty Burr Downey never winks -- he&#226;(TM)s too much of a pro for that -- but like the man he&#226;(TM)s playing, he&#226;(TM)s much, much smarter than the movie he&#226;(TM)s in. Full Review David Edelstein By now we've seen so many good, bad, and indifferent Sherlocks that it's almost a relief to get something different, however wrongheaded.

And there's no such thing as too much Downey. Amy Nicholson Downey Jr. plays the brainiac detective like an overheating machine -- what cools him off is a puzzle. User reviews Robert Leather December 19, 2014 Everything you might imagine would make it terrible makes it outstanding For a start, I've never rated Guy Ritchie. It's been a delivery of diminishing returns leading to Revolver. Robert Downey Jr has had more career ups and downs than most successful actors of his generation and Jude Law has had a reputation of playing the same character, relying on good looks. From the announcement of this movie it looks like a disaster waiting to happen. But something magical happened instead. Ritchie's quirks and idioms found purpose in Holmes' pre-planned fights and flashbacks. Law's deadpan straight man found a target in the intelligent, adept and useful Watson. Even the supporting cast offer great performances. Given the expectation of something more like "Lock, Stock and Two Elementary" what turned up was a revelation and I can only think the number of 5 star reviews (this included) are based upon that very "above and beyond expectation" reaction most people gave. :) Truly entertaining movie.

Full Review Roberto Perdoni December 18, 2014 *Promotion valid while supplies last. Promotion is not transferable, cannot be sold or bartered, has no cash value, and is non-refundable. Promotion is void where prohibited by law. Requires Google Play account, and you must have registered valid payment details in your Google Play account (they will not be used for this promotion). Must be 13+ with a UK billing address. Compatible internet connected devices required. Google reserves the right to terminate or modify this promotion. (c) Google Commerce Limited. © 2014 Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, !!!! So why do you need credit card details? Trading standards need to act on n this! Free is free, utter disgrace, lovely that it is free but why try and obtain the credit card details not necessary, poor show! Full Review Kenny Stoneman December 16, 2014 Flawed Brilliance This particular re-imagining of Sherlock is clever and believable.

There are, however, several things that make you go "hmm." Hollywood somehow dictated that a villain "unintentionally" knocking all the supports from under a dry-docked ship would be a good idea. And what about running from the sewer and ending up on a deserted, half-constructed bridge several hundred feet above the city? And, of course, the requisite romantic side-plot of Sherlock and Irene. To all these, I say, "Tsk, tsk." However, that doesn't stop the movie from being highly enjoyable to watch. I saw it in the theater and I own it. Loving a movie isn't pretending it has no flaws - it's being able to ignore them enough to enjoy it, anyway. Full Review Jason Mcgarry December 16, 2014 Broke my phone I just got this movie free but as soon as I press play my phone reboots, it is a new phone a Vodafone smart 4 turbo with android 4.4.2. Very unusual behaviour as this only happens when I try to play it. It never happens with anything else. Could this be fixed.

Full Review James mc Gee December 20, 2014 Sherlock Holmes Can't rate could not get redeem code. Iam not giving bank details .It's not a straight forward gift. Full Review dat poi December 20, 2014 Lies It says that its free but when I download it it asks for payment method I hate this. Pls fix then ill 5 star Full Review John Krautschneider December 29, 2014 Really liked it I didn't know what to expect but within a few minutes I was hooked. Couldn't of picked a better actor than Robert Downy Jr. Full Review Vikki Harris November 27, 2015 RDJ at his peculiar best! As a longstanding Sherlock Holmes fan, I was concerned that this would be ruined by the traditional Hollywood schmaltz makeover. However, RDJ is in fine form and gives Holmes his own unique take. The directing is good, the production well carried out, and the partnership between Jude Law and RDJ is well balanced. The sequel is equally as good. Definitely one for repeat watching during the cold winter months. It cheers the heart while the hot cocoa warms your hands!

Full Review Anya Baldock December 17, 2014 Won't play!! love this film. and as I've been stuck in hospital for 4 days was really looking forward to watching it!! now it's downloaded, the screen just goes black when I try to play and eventually tellls me the app needs to close!! This is on my Samsung Alpha! Full Review L Green December 16, 2014 Nice try google! You dont need my payment details. You,d know where I live by my address. How stupid do you think we are? No thanks! mary gough April 4, 2015 Surprisingly good Didn't think I would enjoy it but lots of humour mixed in will the silliness Full Review Bill McGarry December 16, 2014 Films good. Just why the hell do I need to put in card details when it is for free???? Also no redeem code in email from google either. Think I will skip this one as probable crap emails Full Review george Garrow December 19, 2014 Sherlock Holmes Could not get it. Supposed to be free but askes for payment details.

No way it is not safe Pity COMPANIES try to con customers like this I hope this will become illegal one day and is seen as the scam it is. Agent X December 16, 2014 Free? Offer me free but expect a card number? No way. Disappointing. Full Review Matthew Hanzo January 18, 2015 keeps restarting... This movie was recently made free on Google play, I have downloaded to my nexus 7 (2012) and upon playing it will randomly stop and go back to the very start, I've scanned back to the point at which it happens, to continue watching and within minutes it happens again, I've stopped trying now after over ten times restarting and scanning, I hope this is resolved soon. Full Review Daniel Hall December 30, 2014 Free film Yay it's free, Anyway Sherlock Holmes is a brilliant film. Very well portrayed when compared with the authors original connotation. Some things are a little off although you do not notice them unless you know about the original. Full Review Gordon Chapman-Fox December 18, 2014 Enjoyable nonsense It's not a patch on BBCs brilliant Sherlock.

In fact, it comes across more as Victorian Iron Man than Sherlock Holmes, but it manages to be entertaining, untaxing, disposable nonsense. Full Review Yigal Raymond December 19, 2014 Rob & Jude at their best. Playing iron man for Robert is great but this is where he really excels as an incredible actor. Playing the role of Holmes, he proves what a deep portrayal of a very complex enigma his character can be. And his role is superbly presented and matched by Jude playing Watson. I have only seen Jude portray weird and unlikeable characters previously but this was a definitive great changer for me. A very unique and gifted actor who is totally convincing as Watson; as is Robert with his portrait of sherlock. I hope they make another film soon. Full Review Malcolm McHenery December 19, 2014 Sherlock Holmes After a system software update I thought the problem was resolved. The movie started playing. Yay! A couple of minutes in and the buffering starts and after some attempted restarts, the movie just stopped. Buffering on a downloaded movie? W t. . . I guess my phone is no good for this format of movie.

Full Review Shane Houston December 17, 2014 Not a review of the movie, rather the service It constantly stops at 9 seconds in, buffers for a while then starts again. I can't watch it and although I didn't have to pay for it I would appreciate actually being able to watch it Full Review Sophie Gretton December 26, 2014 Really Enjoyable I watched this film because I love Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and the genius idea of it. Robert's character is quirky and fun and I love his unique take on the role. The movie as a whole is also very good and a pleasure to watch. And by the way I don't think people understand that the movie is free even though you have to put in your credit card details so just put them in and get a REALLY COOL FREE movie!! :-* Full Review Kathryn Rushton December 29, 2014 No film for me ? Not letting me have it until I put in payment methed, the one star is for this reason buts its FREE? It wants country of origin so why not let me put that in I cannot rate this film has not seen it explain?

Full Review Master Hicks December 24, 2014 Why, just why First of all I don't hate it but what I do hate is that you need to put in some kind of details whether that be credit card details or phone bill to get something that is free, I found the same problem for the book 'the raven', please Google fix the 'shizz'. Full Review Mike Robb December 16, 2014 Con Google playstore con they sent me an email saying they were gifting me this movie free for chrtmas but they wont let me download it unless i give them my credit card details. What a con.

Full Review Ricky Ballard December 24, 2014 Says it free yet cat go any further cos it needs my payment details you got no chance of that happening stop advertising stuff for free to get people to buy Full Review Stephen Daniel December 18, 2014 Some thing not right here free flim but want payment details and looking at other reviews lot of people saying same thing but no response from Google mmmm Full Review Charles Mcgreevy December 16, 2014 Free Sherlock Holmes My HTC one won't allow me to access this free download without putting in credit card or PayPal please resolve this issue thanks. Full Review Razzy YT December 18, 2014 Really Bad I give this movie a 0.5/10 because it is so bad. There are lots of uses of bad language and really pedophilic. scence contain illuminati infested logic. DO NOT WATCH IT Full Review Foop De Woop December 28, 2014 A good film but I can't get it I personally love this movie but I am unable to watch it as my phone reboots every time I press play. It is a Vodafone Smart 4 Turbo.

Is there anyway to fix this? Full Review A Google User July 21, 2012 Brilliant my dear Watson It's the greatest film ever made. Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law are both great together, and if you know your gonna regret not watching now! Full Review kevin craggs December 17, 2014 Billing If its FREE why make us go through the billing system still. Just give a stupid redeem code Instead. Even a retard could think of that. Full Review Nicola Parry December 18, 2014 Yes you add card details but... Thank you google for this free film.. yeah you have to add card details.. but thats only due because it wasnt free to begin with i think :L great film though :) Full Review Colin Bremner December 21, 2014 I don't want to have to set up an account, it won't let me download free hd movie unless I have some sort of paying account. Otherwise I like this movie.

Full Review Kris Jay December 23, 2014 Rubbish be nice if i could actually buy this seen as i got an email saying its free but no, it keeps saying this Your order was declined because it was considered high-risk. Please try again in 30 minutes. [BM-CPE-13] Full Review Ben Channell December 28, 2014 Sherlock v Iron man sherlock wins, but this is not HD. No I, not watching this on a poor quality apple device it's a Sony Experia Z2 Full Review Nightcore'd Official December 18, 2014 I loved this movie and got it whilst it was free (probably a Christmas deal) I'm glad I've got a tablet due to my 10 inch screen :D Full Review Debora Kosutova May 5, 2015 Too much drama I love the cast but sherlock just feels like another version of iron man, only in old England, it's packed with action not a single problem solving not a single example of sherlock holmes skills, if you read the book you must be crying when watching the movie...I am not saying that Robert Downey Jr.

Is not a charismatic actor, he is amazing but the both director and the screenwriter should read the book Full Review Peter Osborne December 16, 2014 Free !!! this was sent to me as my "xmas present to you". free from google. yet when i try to down it it wants me to pay. FREE, google look up the meaning of the word. Full Review Sarah Kennett December 16, 2014 Downey is a brilliant Sherlock! If you love the BBC's Sherlock TV show and are hesitant to watch this if you like Cumberbatch's portrayal of Sherlock, don't let this put you off watching Downey's. It is brilliant, clever, has amazing effects/locations/cast/script and it's hilariously comical :) Even for BBC Sherlock lovers/addicts/fans, like me, you should definitely watch this film :D Full Review Lynn Pinfield More December 16, 2014 RUBRISH Couldn't download. Just kept coming up 're-try in 30 minutes!!!! As the saying goes you get nothing for nothing. pinch of nutmeg - 'Dr. Watson's Christian Name' by Dorothy L.

Sayers pinch of nutmeg Jan 06 ‘Dr. Watson’s Christian Name’ by Dorothy L. Sayers As it was a plot point in last night’s episode of Sherlock, you may be wondering whence the middle name “Hamish” for John. It originates in this witty piece by detective novelist and scholar Dorothy L. Sayers, originally published in Queen Mary’s Book for India in 1943 and reprinted in the essay collection Unpopular Opinions . Dr. Watson’s Christian Name A Brief Contribution to the Exegetical Literature of Sherlock Holmes Dorothy L. Sayers It has always been a matter of astonishment to Dr. Watson’s friends, and perhaps of a little malicious amusement to his detractors, to observe that his wife1 apparently did not know her own husband’s name. There can be no possible doubt that Watson’s first Christian name was John. The name “John H. Watson” appears, conspicuously and in capital letters, on the title page of A Study in Scarlet,2 and it is not for one moment to be supposed that Watson, proudly contemplating the proofs of his first literary venture, would have allowed it to go forth into the world under a name that was not his.

Yet in 1891 we find Watson publishing the story of The Man with the Twisted Lip, in the course of which Mrs. Watson addresses him as “James.” Mr. H. W. Bell (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, p. 66, n. 2) has been unable to account for this, and despairingly suggests that it is a mere printer’s error. “Watson,” he remarks, with much truth, “was a very careless reader of proof.” But if he had read the proofs at all, this particular error could not have failed to catch his eye. A man’s own name is a subject on which he is sensitive; nothing is more exasperating than to be “called out of one’s name.” Moreover, in December, 1891, Mary Watson was still alive. Tenderly devoted as she was to her husband, she could not have failed to read his stories attentively on publication in the Strand Magazine, and she would have undoubtedly drawn his attention to an error so ridiculous and immediately reflecting on herself.

In the month immediately preceding, the Doctor had made another trivial slip in connection with his wife’s affairs; he said that during the period of the adventure of The Five Orange Pips Mrs. Watson was visiting her mother. Mrs. Watson, who was of course an orphan, (Sign of Four), evidently took pains to point out this error and see that the careless author made a note of it; for on the publication of the collected Adventures in 1892 the word “mother” is duly corrected to “aunt.”3 On such dull matters as dates and historical facts the dear woman would offer no comment, but on any detail affecting her domestic life she would pounce like a tigress. Yet the name “James” was left unaltered in all succeeding editions of the story. How are we to explain this? The solution is probably to be sought in a direction which has been too little explored by the commentators. In fact, the whole subject of Dr. Watson’s second Christian name has been treated with a levity and a carelessness which are a positive disgrace to scholarship. Mr. S. C. Roberts (Dr. Watson, p.

9) suggests, without an atom of evidence, that Watson’s mother was “a devout woman with Tractarian leanings,” merely in order to presume that her son was named “John Henry” after the great Newman himself. If there were, in Dr. Watson’s character, the slightest trace of Tractarian sympathies, or even of strong anti-Tractarian sympathies, the suggestion might carry some weight, for no one could be brought up in an atmosphere of Tractarian fervour without reacting to it in one way or another. But Watson’s religious views remain completely colourless. Of Holmes’ beliefs we know little, but of Dr. Watson’s, nothing. The hypothesis is purely frivolous. Mr. H. W. Bell, with his wonted scholarly caution, rejects the Newman theory. “It must be objected,” he says (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, loc. cit), “that Newman had become a Catholic in 1845, seven years before the date which Mr. Roberts proposes for Watson’s birth. If Mrs. Watson had indeed had…Tractarian leanings…she would hardly have named her son after the illustrious convert.” But Mr.

Bell makes no efford to solve the problem himself, although the observation actually forms part of his note about the name “James.” The true solution was staring him in the face, and if he had given the matter proper attention he must have seen it. But he dismissed “James” as a typographical error and went on his way, leaving the Watsons still enveloped in a cloud of ridicule. Mr. T. S. Blakeney behaves still more absurdly. Postulating a composite James-John authorship, he calls for a J. M. Robertson to “sift the accretions of the pseudo-Watson from the core of matter deriving solely from the hand of the veritable John Henry"—forgetting that John Henry Watson is even more conjectural than Jesus Barabbas,4 and thus making the fabulous name into a guarantee of the genuine identity. Illogicality could go no further.5 There is only one plain conclusion to be drawn from the facts. Only one name will reconcile the appellation James with the initial letter H. The doctor’s full name was John Hamish Watson. Hamish is, of course, the Scottish form of James. There is no reason to feel any surprise that Dr.

Watson should bear a Scottish name. Sturdily and essentially English as he was, he may well, like most English people, have had a Scottish ancestor in his family tree. The English are probably the only people in the world who actually make a boast of mongrel ancestry. The words "hundred per cent. English” are never heard on true English lips, for the English know well enough that their cross-breeding is their strength. Scotsmen, Welshmen, Irishmen, Jews cling to the purity of their descent, realising that to blend their nationality is to lose it. But English blood is so strong that one drop of it will make the whole blend English. A hundred Scottish ancestors, nay, even a Scottish mother, would in no way affect the indomitable Englishry of Dr. Watson. In fact, there is some slight evidence for a Scots strain in Watson. It may not be mere coincidence that led Holmes (a shrewd student of national character) to select the adjective “pawky” for the vein of humour which Watson displayed during the adventure of The Valley of Fear and which took his distinguished friend a little aback.

Watson’s mother may have been a Scot—not, I think, a Highland woman, but a native of Eastern Scotland6—and it may have pleased her to give a Scottish name to her son. But there is no real need to assume Scottish descent to explain a Scottish name. The English, with their romantic love of the outlandish, their tendency to concoct a mixed genealogy for themselves, and their incurable disdain for other people’s racial sensitiveness, are notorious for their habit of annexing foreign names, merely because they think them pretty or poetical. The suburbs of London swarm with Douglases and Donalds, Malcolms and Ians, whose ancestors never crossed the border, with Patricks and Brians and Sheilas who owe nothing to Erin, with Gwladyses whose names are spelled according to fancy and not to inheritance, and with other exotics still more remote. The combination John Hamish Watson has nothing about it that need disconcert us. Nor is it at all unusual for a wife to call her husband by his second name, in preference to his first. It is a pretty thought that he should be known to her by a name which is not the common property of the outside world. Possibly Mrs.

Watson did not care for the name John. It was painfully connected in her mind with Major John Sholto, who had helped to ruin her father and bring about his death. “Johnnie” would be open to the same objection; besides, no one with any sense of the fitting would call Dr. Watson “Johnnie.” There seems to be nothing specially objectionable about “Jack,” but it may have seemed to her too flippant and jaunty. The probability, however, is that she preferred to cut out all association with “John.” There remained the choice between “Hamish” and a pet-name. “Hamish” seemed to her perhaps a little highfalutin. By playfully re-Englishing it to “James” she found for her husband a pet-name which was his own name as well; a name by which no one else would think of calling him, a name free from the tiresome skittishness of the ordinary pet-name, and a name eminently suitable to his solid and sober character.7 It would be natural enough that Dr.

Watson, accustomed for over three years to being called “James” by his wife, should automatically incorporate the name into his story when reproducing the dialogue between Mary and himself—forgetting that, to the uninstructed reader, it might present an odd appearance. Nor would Mrs. Watson correct it. To her, the doctor was “her James”; that she should be supposed to call him by any other name would seem to her unnatural; almost improper. Smilingly she perused the pages of the Strand, delighted to recognize herself and her home life accurately portrayed in all the glory of print. ______________ 1His first wife, and only true love, Mary, née Morstan. There is a conspiracy afoot to provide Watson with as many wives as Henry VIII, but, however this may be, only one is ever mentioned by him and only one left any abiding memory in his heart. 2It also appears, plainly marked in capitals, at the foot of the sketch-plan illustrating The Priory School. 3It appears from this that Watson, with a shyness not uncommon in authors, did not show his wife either his manuscript or his proofs.

After publication, he would probably leave the Strand carelessly lying about the house to be dutifully perused by Mary, to his deprecatory astonishment. 4For the complicated structure of deduction built by Drews and others upon this highly disreputable reading, see Thorburn, Mythical Interpretations of the Gospels, pp. 264 sqq. 5It is only justice to add that Mr. S. C. Roberts lost no time in pointing out this lamentable confusion between “objective data and legitimate surmise” and depreciating it with equal firmness and courtesy (Observer, October 30th, 1932). 6The true Highlander is a Celt—quick-tempered, poetical, and humourless—everything that Watson was not. Dourness and pawkiness belong to the Aberdeen side of the country. 7An interesting parallel case of the interchangeability of “James” and “Hamish” occurs in Mrs.

Wood’s novel, The Channings: “The eldest son of the family, James; or, as he was invariably styled, Hamish.” This book was extremely popular in the ‘nineties, achieving its hundred-and-fortieth thousand in 1985, and may actually have suggested the idea to Mrs. Watson.

Website: Content: (BBB, CC, Pa, O, PPP, L, VV, N, M) Very strong moral, biblical worldview with strong Christian values and content stressing truth and goodness conquering demonic evil where evil, murderous villain is a pagan master of black magic and witchcraft who uses magic to gain tyrannical power and manipulate people, including the public, and becomes a kind of Antichrist, plus Christians are among those most vocally opposed to the villain, though they are not prominent characters in the movie, and hero acknowledges priest’s faith at a state execution, though hero is more action-oriented and more reason-oriented in his approach to stopping evil, plus very strong patriotic content in a British setting, with a positive portrayal of American ambassador who is the lone man in a meeting in London of a secret society who opposes the villain (the others give into the villain for one unstated reason or another); one “d” word and one light profanity such as Dear God, plus two double entendres, including one where a maid enters a room and handcuffed man with only a pillow covering his private parts makes a comical remark, and he comments later how being prudish makes some people interpret words in a salacious manner instead of the

 innocent manner in which they were intended; strong, sometimes in tense, but mostly action violence includes fighting, boxing match in one extended scene, internal discussion of crushing someone’s knee and dislocating another man’s jaw with punches, fiery explosions endanger three people in one scene, villain prevented from sacrificing a woman on a pagan/witchcraft altar, two hangings, chases, evil plan involves biological cyanide weapon, fight on top of high bridge being built on river, people fall from heights, man tries to kill another man with huge mallet, ship sinks, huge wheel and chain nearly kill a man, man uses electric device to send another man flying backwards several times, jumping, man killed in tub by something in water, etc.; no sex scenes but some kissing, a couple hugs after narrow escapes, and two double entendres; upper male nudity and upper bare back of woman exposed when she disrobes while going behind a screen to change clothes; brief alcohol use; brief pipe smoking; and, deceit by villain, a secret mystical society similar to the Masons is rebuked, and woman has secret motive because she’s working for someone, who turns out to be a villain, probably in preparation for the sequel.

Summary: SHERLOCK HOLMES stars Robert Downey, Jr., as the world’s most famous detective in an exciting, rousing story about Holmes and Dr. Watson up against an evil practitioner of black magic who wants to rule the world. It contains a couple of double entendres, a scary villain, and action violence, so caution is advised. Even so, SHELOCK HOLMES is a rousing, exuberant movie with a very strong moral worldview with strong, positive Christian values and content. Review: Along with Mickey Mouse, Superman, and Santa Clause, Sherlock Holmes is one of the most recognized fictional characters in the world. According to one calculation, there are about 25,000 productions and products featuring Sherlock Holmes, including about 200 movies. And, that doesn’t even include things like the TV medical mysteries program HOUSE, which is loosely based on the Holmes character. It is said by some that the closest any actors have come to portraying Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detective hero are Basil Rathbone in a series of movies made during the Golden Age of Hollywood and Jeremy Brett of the famous BBC and PBS TV adaptations of Doyle’s stories and novels.

Be that as it may, some other popular and/or favorite incarnations in cinema include such movies as A STUDY IN TERROR with John Neville, MURDER BY DECREE with Christopher Plummer and James Mason, THE 7% SOLUTION with Nicol Williamson and Robert Duvall, and Alan Arkin as Sigmund Freud, and THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES with Robert Stephens. The new SHERLOCK HOLMES, starring the talented Robert Downey, Jr., in the title role, may not become one of the most favorite Sherlock Holmes productions, but it is certainly very entertaining. And, although he doesn’t look the part, Downey does a great job of creating a likeable and still brainy, albeit more action oriented, Holmes. Best of all, this time Holmes is battling a truly evil villain using black magic to control the world. Thus, the movie has a very strong moral, biblical worldview, with some strong Christian values and references. The movie opens with Sherlock Holmes and his faithful brave companion, Dr. John Watson (played by Jude Law), stopping the villainous Lord Blackwood from murdering his fifth female victim on a pagan altar.

Blackwood is sentenced to be executed by hanging, but he warns Holmes from his jail cell that he is planning something that will challenge all of Sherlock’s beliefs in a rational world. Blackwood is hanged, and Dr. Watson even pronounces him dead. Soon, however, Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard bursts into Holmes and Watson’s digs at 221B Baker Street to announce a report that Blackwood has risen from the grave. Holmes and Watson rush to the gravesite, and, sure enough, the underground mausoleum has been torn open like Jesus Christ’s empty tomb in the Four Gospels. The body in the coffin, however, turns out to be a dead underground scientist that Irene Adler, the only person who ever beat Sherlock Holmes, asked Sherlock to find for her mysterious client. Eventually, Holmes and Watson learn that the scientist was working for Blackwood. They also learn Blackwood is intent on some dastardly scheme against the British government and involving a secret international, mystical society similar to the Masons. Can Holmes and Watson stop Blackwood’s evil plan in time? And, what is Irene Adler’s mysterious client, who happens to be a professor, really after?

SHERLOCK HOLMES is a rousing, exciting, exuberant popcorn movie. Robert Downey, Jr., does a superb job in creating a different kind of Sherlock Holmes, while retaining the renowned deductive abilities of the world’s most famous detective. The rest of the cast is also excellent, including Jude Law as Dr. Watson, Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler, and Mark Strong as Lord Blackwood. Eddie Marsan is perfect as Inspector Lestrade. In fact, he’s given a nice character arc at the end that will bring a whoop of delight in Holmes aficionados, even if they don’t like this particular incarnation of Holmes and Watson. Director Guy Ritchie does a surprisingly good job of handling a more family-friendly action movie designed for a broader audience. He usually does R-rated crime thrillers. Also, the script is rather tight and well paced, considering how long the movie is. The movie seldom lags. SHERLOCK HOLMES contains a couple double entendres, a nasty and scary villain, and action violence that is sometimes strong and intense, so caution is warranted for older children. That said, it has a very strong moral worldview, with strong Christian values and content.

At one point, despite his rational methods, Holmes has a positive line of dialogue acknowledging a priest’s faith. Also, the movie shows that Christians are among the strongest opponents of Lord Blackwood, even though he deliberately has instilled fear into them and the rest of the public by posing as a demonic practitioner of the dark arts of black magic. In fact, the movie reveals that Lord Blackwood’s ultimate purpose is to rule the world with an iron fist, so he becomes a sort of demonic antichrist in the movie. In that sense, he is indeed a tool of the Devil. Of course, he eventually gets his just desserts. Thus, with a bit of caution for younger viewers, MOVIEGUIDE® highly commends SHERLOCK HOLMES as one of the best, most entertaining, and positive movies of the year. Some Sherlock Holmes purists may be upset, but most fans and moviegoers probably will like it a lot. In Brief: SHERLOCK HOLMES stars Robert Downey, Jr., as the world’s most famous detective. This time, Holmes and his brave and loyal companion, Dr. Watson, face Lord Blackwood, a practitioner of the black arts of magic.

Blackwood has a nefarious scheme to take over the British government and rule the world. With help from the mysterious Irene Adler, the only person to defeat them, Holmes and Watson race to stop Blackwood’s evil plans. Can they prevent him from killing hundreds, if not millions, of more people? SHERLOCK HOLMES is more action oriented than traditional Holmes stories, but Downey does a great job of creating a likeable and still brainy Sherlock. The rest of the cast is also excellent, including Jude Law as Dr. Watson and Rachel McAdams as the inscrutable Irene Adler. SHERLOCK HOLMES contains a couple double entendres, a nasty, scary villain, and strong action violence, so caution is warranted for older children. That said, it has a very strong moral worldview, with strong Christian values and content. With a bit of caution, MOVIEGUIDE® highly commends SHERLOCK HOLMES as one of the best, most entertaining, and positive movies of the year. 'Sherlock' Season 4 News: Show to Return Soon? See Watsons With Their Baby In Behind-the-Scene Photos! 'Sherlock' Season 4 News: Show to Return Soon?

See Watsons With Their Baby In Behind-the-Scene Photos! Free sign up cp newsletter! Sign up By Arvin Donguines , Christian Post Contributor May 13, 2016 | 4:00 AM x To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video BBC One's hit drama TV series "Sherlock" is now currently in a filming process for its highly anticipated Season 4. Showrunners have been teasing that the latest installment will find Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and John Watson (Martin Freeman) are up to encounter some new challenges ahead which may include this particular villain whom fans have already known in the past. REUTERS / Lucas JacksonBenedict Cumberbatch, Best Actor nominee for his role in The Imitation Game, arrives at the 87th Academy Awards in Hollywood on Feb. 22, 2015. A report from the Daily Mail last month published some behind-the-scene photos showing the series stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and the latter's real-life partner, Amanda Abbington. The three, who plays the role of Sherlock, Dr.

Watson, and Mary, respectively, can be seen walking along a busy street. Freeman, in particular, was carrying a carrier, which the publication revealed to be a decoy baby. As further detailed, the former CIA agent and the military doctor are having a baby daughter. The new family member will definitely bring some new dynamics to the couple and to the sleuth, as well. Meanwhile, series co-creator Mark Gatiss teased to Entertainment Weekly that Season 4 may see the return of one prominent villain. The EP said that he has already finished writing for the first episode. Speaking further, he told EW that there'd be more adventures for the characters. "All I can say is, this is a major, life-changing series for the regulars. The repercussions of Moriarty's apparent return are far-reaching. It's very big stuff," he said to EW. As of the release date, Freeman said in a statement made during one of his appearances in the Graham Norton Show that the show might return to the small screen later this year. "We are back filming now and the three shows will, I imagine, be out around Christmas," the "Fargo" actor said, according to Independent UK .

The latest edition of the show was released last Christmas titled "The Abominable Bride." Check out the trailer below: YouTube Dr. John H. Watson of the BBC's 'Sherlock' Dr. John H. Watson of the BBC's 'Sherlock' See Fourth Series Easter Eggs, Info. Wounded in the shoulder in Afghanistan war and invalided out with problems including psychosomatic leg wound. His therapist thinks he is haunted by the war but Mycroft says she has got it wrong, that John really misses the war and his intermittent tremor in his left hand goes away when he is under stress. Following his therapist's instructions he starts a blog but doesn't do anything with it until after he meets Sherlock and then he uses it to discuss Sherlock's cases. He has an older sister, called Harry for Harriet, who is married to a woman but has left her. Harry is an alcoholic. In Doyle's second novel The Sign of Four Harry is an older brother who had recently died and Watson had inherited his watch which Harry had initially inherited from their father. The original older brother like the new older sister was an alcoholic.

John is abducted by the bomber in "The Great Game" and a bomb is attached to him which gives Moriarity a hold over Sherlock. In the "Empty Herse" John is kidnapped and put into a bonfire near Guy Fawkes Day from which Sherlock has to race to save him. In "The Hounds of Baskerville" it is Sherlock who uses John as a guinea pig for an experiment. He played the clarinet at school, John claims in a job interview in "The Bind Banker". The H in his name is for Hamish which he refuses to tell Sherlock for some time. In the Original Arthur Conan Doyle Canon Watson's middle initial appears "only three times..." (source: The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes with notes by Leslie S. Klinger p. 7). "Dorothy L. Sayers, in her classic article "Dr. Watson's Christian Name," argues that the 'H' stands for 'Hamish,' a Scottish equivalent to 'James' (see 'Man with the Twisted Lip' for an instance in which Watson's wife refers to him as 'James')." (Ibid) Dr. John H.

Watson served in Afghanistan with the "Fifth Northumberland Fusilers" (the same in Sherlock as in A Study in Scarlet. In Doyle's first story about Sherlock Homes, Watson's title is given as Assistant Surgeon. Who Is Dr. John H. Watson (actor describes character, plus scenes) BBC promo John Watson (Martin Freeman) and Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) John H. Watson embarrasses easily and in the second episode he still isn't completely at home in civilian life. John Watson (Martin Freeman) John Watson | Baker Street Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit In the debut Holmes story A Study in Scarlet , Watson, as the narrator, describes meeting Holmes, their subsequent sharing of rooms at 221B Baker Street , his attempts to discover the profession of his taciturn companion, Holmes's eventual taking of Watson into his confidence, and the events surrounding their first case together. Watson describes Holmes and his methods in too romantic and sentimental a manner for Holmes' taste. In time, they become close friends. In The Sign of Four , John Watson met Mary Morstan , who became his wife.

Mary seemed somewhat less sure of her husband, however, absentmindedly calling him "James" in the short story " The Man with the Twisted Lip ". This may be a simple typographical error, though some have speculated that it is a wifely reference to Watson's unknown middle name, which could have been "Hamish" (Scottish for "James") Dorothy Sayers, creator of the detective Lord Peter Wimsey, also wrote several essays on Holmesian speculation, later published this theory in Unpopular Opinions. Watson is a physician of some experience (as was Conan Doyle ). Watson had served in the British Army medical corps in Afghanistan , but was discharged following an injury Watson gives two separate locations for the Jezail bullet wound he received while serving in the British Army. In A Study in Scarlet he states "I was struck on the shoulder by a Jezail bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery." However in The Sign of the Four, Watson informs us "... [I] sat nursing my wounded leg. I had had a Jezail bullet through it some time before, and though it did not prevent me from walking it ached wearily at every change of the weather".

" The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor " contains the only other reference to the injury. Here Watson is a little ambiguous; he tells us "the Jezail bullet which I had brought back in one of my limbs as a relic of my Afghan campaign throbbed with dull persistence." received in the line of duty during the Battle of Maiwand. Watson was almost killed in the long and arduous retreat from the battle, but was saved by his orderly, Murray. He was also struck with fever and was invalided out of the Army with a half pay officer pension of 11 shillings and 6 pence a month. When Watson first returns from Afghanistan, he is "as thin as a lath and as brown as a nut." His more normal appearance is hinted at in " The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton ": "... a middle-sized, strongly built man--square jaw, thick neck, moustache ...". In The Hound of the Baskervilles he notes that he is "reckoned fleet of foot". By 1914 (in the story " His Last Bow "), he is described as "thickset".

He is evidently not ill-favored, as Holmes several times jokes about Watson's success with women. Not very much is written about his family-his deceased father had the same initials as his son and was prosperous enough to own a 50 guineas watch; he had a elder brother also deceased whom Holmes after studying the heirloom watch deduces that although he was relatively prosperous he was also careless and was addicted to strong drink; pawned his heirloom watch four times (although he redeemed the pledges) and the reminder of his brother's life is a very painful subject for John Watson personally. By the time Watson comes back from India, he admits to having no living kin in England. Personality Edit Watson is not a stupid man (he is, after all, a medical doctor, and one whose talents Holmes holds in the highest esteem), but he does not have Holmes' insight. He serves as a foil to Holmes: the ordinary man against the brilliant, emotionally-detached analytical machine that Holmes can sometimes be. With the two, Conan Doyle created a clever literary pairing: two vivid characters, different in their function and yet each useful for his purposes.

Watson is well aware of both the limits of his abilities and Holmes' reliance on him: "[Holmes] was a man of habits... and I had become one of them... a comrade... upon whose nerve he could place some reliance... a whetstone for his mind. I stimulated him... If I irritated him by a certain methodical slowness in my mentality, that irritation served only to make his own flame-like intuitions and impressions flash up the more vividly and swiftly. Such was my humble role in our alliance." Conan Doyle portrays Watson as a capable and brave individual, whom Holmes does not hesitate to call upon for both moral and physical assistance: "Quickly Watson, get your service revolver!". Watson occasionally attempts to solve crimes on his own, using Holmes's methods. For example, in The Hound of the Baskervilles , Watson efficiently clears up several of the many mysteries confronting the pair, and Holmes praises him warmly for his zeal and intelligence. However, because he is not endowed with Holmes's ability to focus on the essential details of the case, he meets with limited success in other cases, as Holmes remarks "Quite so...

you see, but you do not observe." However, as a military man, Watson is the better strategist, besting his friend at chess, who prefers to observe. In the story " The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist ", Watson's attempts to help Holmes with an investigation prove unsuccessful because of his unimaginative approach, e.g. asking a London estate agent who lives in a particular country residence (according to Holmes, what he should have done was "gone to the nearest public house" and listened to the gossip). Watson is too guileless to be a proper detective; as Holmes observes in The Valley of Fear , he has a definite strain of "pawky humour", but he is naturally open and straightforward, while Holmes can be secretive and devious. Though initially their relationship was little more than vaguely acquainted roommates, the two became the very best of friends, almost like brothers. By the time they shared " The Adventure of the Three Garridebs ", Holmes had such an attachment to his friend that he nearly panicked at the thought that Watson had been shot. Watson wrote: "It was worth a wound it was worth many wounds to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask.

The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation." Holmes returns to himself only when he is assured that Watson has been merely scratched by the bullet, adding to the perpetrator that "...if you had killed Watson, you would not have got out of this room alive." Though he never masters Holmes's deductive methods, Watson is acute enough to follow his friend's reasoning after the fact. In " The Adventure of the Norwood Builder ", Holmes notes that John Hector McFarlane is "a bachelor, a solicitor, a Freemason, and an asthmatic". Watson comments, in his narratorial role: "Familiar as I was with my friend's methods, it was not difficult for me to follow his deductions, and to observe the untidiness of attire, the sheaf of legal papers, the watch-charm, and the breathing which had prompted them." Similar episodes occur in " The Adventure of the Devil's Foot ", " The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist ", and " The Adventure of the Resident Patient ".

Watson is something of a ladies' man (boasting in The Sign of Four of "an experience of women which extends over many nations and three separate continents") and fans of the Conan Doyle stories have long speculated as to just how many times he was married. Watson as archetype of the sidekick Edit In Conan Doyle 's early rough plot outlines, Sherlock Holmes' sidekick was named "Ormond Sacker" before Conan Doyle finally settled on "John Watson". In turn, the introduction of Dr Watson in the Holmes novels proved a precursor to other, similar characters. Many of the great fictional detectives have their Watson: Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, for example, is accompanied by Captain Arthur Hastings. In the words of William L. De Andrea, "Watson also serves the important function of catalyst for Holmes's mental processes. [...] From the writer's point of view, Conan Doyle knew the importance of having someone to whom the detective can make enigmatic remarks, a consciousness that's privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time.

Any character who performs these functions in a mystery story has come to be known as a 'Watson'." In 1929, English crime writer and critic Ronald Knox stated as one of his rules for fledgling writers of detective fiction as that the stupid friend of the detective, the Watson, must not conceal from the reader any thoughts which pass through his mind; his intelligence must be slightly, but very slightly, below that of the average reader." Misconception of Watson as being a fool Edit In a number of film adaptations , in particular those featuring the comic skills of the actor Nigel Bruce , the character of Watson became more of a caricature. Far from being the able assistant as presented by Conan Doyle , Watson was portrayed as an incompetent fool. Modern treatments have returned to the roots of Conan Doyle stories and have portrayed a more sympathetic and competent Watson. The most famous example of this restored image of Watson is the depiction played by David Burke and later Edward Hardwicke in the 1980s television series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes , starring Jeremy Brett in the title role.

At the end of the episode "The Empty House", Watson even speaks the lines (given to Holmes in the story) about the criminal's motives, and receives Holmes' warm praise for his acumen. Another well-liked depiction was by actor André Morell in the 1959 film version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Other depictions include Donald Houston , who played Watson to John Neville 's Holmes in A Study in Terror (1965); a rather belligerent, acerbic Watson portrayed by Colin Blakely in Billy Wilder 's The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970), in which Holmes was played by Robert Stephens ; and James Mason 's portrayal in Murder by Decree (1978), with Christopher Plummer as Holmes. Ian Hart portrayed a young, capable and fit Watson twice for BBC television once opposite Richard Roxburgh as Holmes (in an adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles) and for a second time opposite Rupert Everett as the Great Detective in the new story Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking .

Stephen King , the American horror novelist, wrote a short story called The Doctor's Case in the collection Nightmares & Dreamscapes, where Watson actually solves the case instead of an impressed Holmes. Holmes is also in "Hound of the Baskervilles" In the 1988 parody film Without a Clue the roles of a bumbling Watson and an extremely competent Holmes are reversed, in the film Holmes is an invention of Watson played by an alcoholic actor to allow Watson to work on solving cases behind the scenes. Cultural References Edit Microsoft Corporation named the debugger in Microsoft Windows "Dr Watson". In the television series House, the character of Dr James Wilson is meant to be a direct reference to Watson, (with House himself being a direct reference to Holmes). In addition to the similarity of their names, Wilson serves in the show as House's only real friend and confidante, and occasionally assists him in solving particularly difficult cases (it should also be mentioned that in one episode House claims to live in 221B Baker Street ). Also, in keeping with Watson's role as a ladies' man, Wilson has been married several times and had multiple affairs.

Question: What was the Christian name of Sherlock Holmes partner Dr. Watson?
Answer: JOHN